Choi Yuen Estate () is a public housing estate in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Landmark North and MTR Sheung Shui station. It is the first public housing estate in North District and consists of six residential buildings completed between 1981 and 1983.
Yuk Po Court () and Choi Po Court () are Home Ownership Scheme courts in Sheung Shui near Choi Yuen Estate, built in 1982 and 1984 respectively.
Background The site of Choi Yuen Estate was formerly occupied by vegetable farms and the nearby village was called Tsoi Yuen Tsuen (), which meant Vegetable Farm Village in Chinese. In the 1970s, the vegetable farms were removed to construct Choi Yuen Estate; "菜園村" and "彩園邨" sound almost the same except the tone of the character "菜" / "彩". In the 1990s, the village was demolished to build Landmark North, one of the largest shopping malls in North District.
Houses Choi Yuen Estate Name Chinese name Building type Completed Choi Yuk House 彩玉樓 Old Slab 1981 Choi Ping House 彩屏樓 Choi Chu House 彩珠樓 Choi Lai House 彩麗樓 Choi Wu House 彩湖樓 Triple H Choi Wah House 彩華樓 1983
Yuk Po Court Name Chinese name Building type Completed Ching Wu House 清湖閣 Old-Cruciform 1982 Ming Wu House 明湖閣 Tong Wu House 唐湖閣 Hon Wu House 漢湖閣 Chun Wu House 晉湖閣 Chow Wu House 周湖閣 Seung Wu House 商湖閣 Tsun Wu House 秦湖閣
Choi Po Court Name Chinese name Building type Completed Choi Ying House 彩瑩閣 Windwill 1984 Choi Ching House 彩晶閣 Choi Pik House 彩碧閣 Choi Ngan House 彩顏閣 1985
Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Choi Yuen Estate had a population of 12,178, Yuk Po Court had a population of 3,238 while Choi Po Court had a population of 4,816. Altogether the population amounts to 20,232.
Politics For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Choi Yuen Estate and Choi Po Court are located in the Choi Yuen constituency, which is represented by Lam Tsz-king until July 2021, while Yuk Po Court falls within the Shek Wu Hui constituency, which was formerly represented by Lam Cheuk-ting until March 2021.
See also Public housing estates in Sheung Shui
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